Four Arrested In Connection With Sampson County Homicide

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GARLAND, N.C. — The Sampson County Sheriff's Office has arrested four men in connection with a fatal shooting at a nightclub over the weekend.

responded to a report of shots fired at Club Annettes located at 3460 Lisbon Bridge Road in Garland, NC around 5:30 AM on July 25, 2004. Deputies intercepted a vehicle containing a shooting victim, who later died at Sampson Regional Medical Center. The deceased is identified as Dwayne King, a black male with a 08/13/1978 date of birth.

Detectives from the Sampson County Sheriffs Office are currently investigating the case. Warrants for first-degree murder have been issued for two suspects, they are:

Jerris Andre Spearman, was sent to UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC for wounds received during the shooting. Hospital officials released Mr. Spearman before notifying the Sampson County Sheriffs Office.

Detectives are also seeking a person of interest in regard to the homicide for questioning, who is identified as:

Bruce Jordan Spencer, Jr., turned himself in to Sampson County Sheriffs Office personnel on July 25, 2004 around 7:00 PM. Mr. Spencer was charged with first-degree murder and is currently in the Sampson County Detention Center without bond.

The suspects were last seen operating a late 80s tan Oldsmobile or Chevrolet Caprice passenger vehicle.

Investigators from the Sampson County Sheriffs Office are currently investigating the case. Anyone with information relating to the homicide/shooting is encouraged to call the Sampson County Sheriffs Office at (910) 592-4141

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